COPLEY ToWnshiPTroops project COPLEY TWP.: The Copley American Legion Post 473 will hold a business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Veterans Center Building, 3255 Copley Road. The agenda will include a fundraising project for wounded troops.COVENTRY TOWNSHIPJob search helpCOVENTRY TWP: The Portage Lakes Community Council will sponsor a program to help job seekers prepare for better-paying jobs at 7:30 tonight at the township hall, 68 Portage Lakes Drive, behind the Fire Department. Job Placement Coordinator Lisa Clark will speak about what the center is doing to help high school students and adults prepare for better-paying jobs than are available to unskilled laborers. College-bound students can also benefit from job training courses to give them the opportunity to get better paying summer jobs or part-time work. There will be a question-and-answer period following the presentation. Anyone interested in attending can call 330-644-2735 or 330-644-4249.GREENFinancial talkGREEN: A free financial workshop will be held for members of the military and their families from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ohio National Guard Family Readiness Center, 5999 West Airport Drive.The workshop will cover credit reports, applying for loans, interest rates, employment opportunities and more. For information or to reserve a seat, call 614-336-6337.MEDINANoise wall meetingMEDINA: The Ohio Department of Transportation will host a public meeting to review an upcoming noise wall replacement project along Interstate 71.The meeting will be held 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Medina County Achievement Center, 4691 Windfall Road.Four noise walls will be replaced along I-71 northbound, north of state Route 18. Recent studies have found some of the noise walls provide little to no noise reduction.nORTH CANTONWalking raceNORTH CANTON: The YMCA Walk & Roll, a walking-only race, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Walsh University track. The 3-mile course will use the track at the Stark Parks Hoover Park Connector Trail. There will also be an untimed fun walk of any length.T-shirts will be given to all registrants and prizes will be awarded for female and male winners in each category.The walk benefits the North Canton YMCA’s “Exercise for the Physically Challenged” class, which is provided free of charge to all adults with disabilities.Register at www.
rsracingsystems.com through Thursday, or at the front desk of the YMCA through Sept. 18. Registration on race day begins at noon.STOWGourmet eventSTOW: The fourth annual Grapes and Gourmet Guys will be held Tuesday to benefit the GriefCare Place in Stow.The event will be held 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Roses Run Country Club, 2636 North River Road.It will feature 20 area male “gourmets,” who will present their signature dishes to guests and five female celebrity judges.In addition to the wine and food tastings, the “Get Back Band” will play on the patio throughout the evening and a silent auction will feature more than 30 items.Tickets are $50 and include tastings from all 20 chefs and a glass of house wine; $80 patron tickets include an additional bottle of wine. For tickets, call the GriefCare Place at 330-686-1750.SUMMIT COUNTYDemocrats to meetAKRON: The Summit County Progressive Democrats will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Meeting Room 2 of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. Main St.Guest speakers include Gary Dougherty from Ohio Planned Parenthood and Verna Riffe Blemel from the American Lung Association.There will be an activist postcard-writing exercise.The meeting is free.